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Dianne Medina opens up about being bashed for weight gain during her pregnancy
On top of all the difficult things an expectant mom goes through, Dianne Medina revealed she had to deal with a lot of hate comments.
In an exclusive interview with PEP.ph, Dianne said a lot of netizens bashed her for how she looked when she was pregnant with her son Joaquin, whom she gave birth to in September.
"Siguro yung mga harsh comments would be, hindi na ako nakilala sobrang laki, sobrang taba, ang pangit-pangit ko, ako daw pinakapangit na artistang nagbuntis. Hanapin mo pa, ang dami," she said.
"Hindi ko naman ine-erase yung comments... Meron pa nga isa dun, galit na galit si Rodjun, 'Ang pangit mo, sana malaglag anak mo.' Mga ganun, harsh talaga," she added.
She said she was hurt by the mean comments, especially because a lot of them came from fellow mothers.
"Parang aakalain mo, sila yung makakaintindi ng journey mo pero sila pa yung nambabash sa iyo," she said.
She said that she already had to deal with so much during her pregnancy, so she decided to avoid reading them as much as possible.
"Talagang malulungkot ka, e, kasi nga, iba na yung pregnancy journey mo na nararanasan na feeling mo tumaba ka, pumangit ka. Tapos yung hormones pa ng pagiging buntis, very emotional ka kasi kapag buntis ka, e," she said.
"So talagang it will bring you down, so ako I try as much as possible not to read comments," she added.
She also expressed gratitude to her husband Rodjun Cruz, who supported her all the way.
"Ang daming moments na naapektuhan ako, but because of my husband, siya talaga nag-advice sa akin not to read," she said.
"Siya talaga nagpa-feel sa akin na even though I'm like these physically, I'm still beautiful in his eyes. Talagang sobra yung support niya sa akin," she added.
She also told PEP that she had already lost a lot of weight.
"When I was on my 39th week, I was already 170 lbs. After ko manganak kay Baby Joaquin, nasa 143 lbs. ako, so malaki yung nawala sa akin," she said.
"Pero kahit papaano, nag-lose na ako ng kaunti. Hindi ko naman in-expect yun, nangyari lang," she added.
Dianne and Rodjun welcomed baby Rodolfo Joaquin Diego III on September 10.
The celebrity couple, who tied the knot in 2019, announced that they were expecting a baby in April. —JCB, GMA News
